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Contents
Chapter
I.
Organizational and other matters ............................................................................
III.
Page
1–32
1
A.
States parties to the Convention .....................................................................
1–3
1
B.
Sessions of the Committee .............................................................................
4
1
C.
Membership and attendance at sessions .........................................................
5–6
1
D.
Solemn declaration by the newly elected members........................................
7–8
2
E.
Election of officers .........................................................................................
9–10
2
F.
Agendas ..........................................................................................................
11–12
2
G.
Participation of Committee members in other meetings.................................
13–14
2
H.
Oral report of the Chairperson to the General Assembly ...............................
15
3
I.
Activities of the Committee in connection with the Optional Protocol to the
Convention .....................................................................................................
16–17
3
Joint statement on the occasion of the United Nations International Day in
Support of Victims of Torture ........................................................................
18
3
K.
Informal meeting with the States parties to the Convention...........................
19
4
L.
Participation of non-governmental organizations...........................................
20–21
4
M.
Participation of national human rights institutions .........................................
22
4
N.
Reporting guidelines.......................................................................................
23
5
O.
Examination of reports ...................................................................................
24
5
P.
Rapporteurs on reprisals .................................................................................
25
5
Q.
Statements ......................................................................................................
26–28
5
R.
Treaty body strengthening process .................................................................
29
6
S.
Rules of procedure..........................................................................................
30
6
T.
Thirtieth anniversary of the Convention.........................................................
31
6
U.
Retreat on the working methods of the Committee .......................................
32
7
Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention ...........
33–46
8
A.
Invitation to submit periodic reports...............................................................
35–36
8
B.
Optional reporting procedure/simplified reporting procedure ........................
37–40
8
C.
Preliminary evaluation of the optional reporting procedure/simplified
reporting procedure ........................................................................................
41–43
9
D.
Reminders for overdue initial and periodic reports ........................................
44–45
10
E.
Examination of measures taken by a State party in the absence of a report ...
46
10
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the
Convention..............................................................................................................
47–70
11
A.
Examination of reports submitted by States parties........................................
47–52
11
B.
Concluding observations on States parties’ reports ........................................
53–70
12
J.
II.
Paragraphs
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